Chronometric Explanations.

In this paper I present a problem for the conventionalist regarding temporal metrics, and I defend an objectivist position on the ground of its explanatory force. Roughly, the conventionalist has it that there is no fact of the matter with respect to the truth or falsity of judgments of the kind 'ev...

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Publicado en:Philosophia Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 275 - 288
Autor principal: Torrengo, Giuliano
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Mar2016
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